This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
9
Catalog entries describe children's and ladies dresses with sizes and required fabric yardages in 35 and 39 inch widths. Patterns list prices of 15 cents and note fabric needs for long and short sleeve versions and vests. A porch chair recommendation accompanies a pine drop leaf table with a Mexican chair illustration and a brief reader note.
A reader asks if narrow frilled glass curtains should hang straight to the apron or be caught back. Sara Hiland replies that if the frills are very narrow they may hang straight, providing a charming slightly unconventional look.
Seasonal guidance urges feeding flowers with complete plant food to replace nutrients lost by leaching during spring rains. Apply product on soil surface and work in around plants or mix into soil. choose a reliable brand sold by dealers for best results.
Fruit and melon serving at peak season is praised, with sun ripened fruit needing no garnish. Suggestions include serving alone or with cream or soft cheese, plus simple desserts like halved cantaloupes with berries or peaches.
The Motor Club warns drivers of numerous detours on state and county roads including Joliet road and Lake street. Key routes barricaded partly are River road, Dixie highway, Palatine road, Touhy avenue and Lincoln avenue, while northern Indiana highways appear largely detour free.
First prize in the National Better Homes in America campaign backed by the Interior Department goes to students of Deerfield Shields High School in Highland Park for their story-and-a-half dwelling built by themselves. Western United Gas & Electric reports a 310 percent customer rise in ten years prompting new branch stores and offices in Downers Grove and Naperville.
Combine orange or pineapple with grated cocoanut and powdered sugar. Chill for one hour and serve with vanilla wafers. Yields four servings.
A compact fragment lists terms and names including Haiti Crescent Rafael Sabatini Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick and St Petersburg Florida. The snippet echoes stray phrases and titles without a cohesive narrative or clear event.
Miss Twenty-five defends replying to morning and evening greetings from male colleagues. The other argues it unsophisticated. The answer says respond with polite phrases like How do you do or Good morning and keeps familiarity in check.
Clover Farm picnic scheduled for next Sunday promises a larger program than prior years with two baseball games, races, dancing, and a full day of activities. Committee members from Joliet include Robert Carter Joy Borkon Clarence Voitik Louis Sandretto Jay Linden Joseph Fisher Mons Cross Claude Allen and William Day of Aurora.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.